The Hollywood Evening Gown (Flower Velvet)
Regular price $688.00The star of our holiday collection has arrived in our new “The Hollywood” Evening gown in black jacquard velvet with foiled silver and gold metallic flowers with an animal print imprint which is faintly seen giving the gown a dramatic allure. Inspired by Marilyn Monroe, this decadent gown features a ruched bodice, halter back and elegant mermaid hemline with full train. We’ve developed a new way of boning our trains so they do not lose shape. Float through your special day while making a stylish statement in this byVINNIK masterpiece.
Revel in the Details
- byVINNIK Velvet "The Hollywood” Evening Gown
- Primo 4-Way Stretch Velvet
- Halter Gown with Mermaid Skirt
- Dramatic train with boning so it never loses shape
- Ruched bodice fit through thigh
- Ethically made in Los Angeles
- Wash Cold and Hang Dry; Dry Clean
A Flexible Fit
- Suzanne is 5'8" and wearing Original size (bust 39",Waist 34",Hips 44")
- Lacey is 5'9" wearing size 2 (Bust 46.5" Waist 41.5" Hips 58")
- claudia is wearing size 2
- Chelsea is wearing size original
- 3” stretch all over
byVINNIK creates clothing of the highest quality, made in small production runs in our local LA community. Our goal is ZERO waste and a net positive environmental impact working in deadstock, vintage, and limited production textiles in addition to reworking remnants. Ethical production from start to finish - our garment workers are paid a living wage working in a clean and safe facility in Los Angeles, a rarity in fashion. Each design is hand-cut and expertly crafted using only the highest quality textiles. Every person who works to create our garments should be positively impacted by their existence. At byVINNIK, we are committed to the "Slow Fashion Movement" and strive to lead by example in the fashion industry.
The vast majority of our clientele at byVINNIK are repeat customers who see the value in our unique approach creating a safe space to explore the brand on social media, at in-person events throughout the country and in our LA showroom. We work diligently to create designs that fit many body types, heights, ages, genders, abilities, and occasions.
At byVINNIK, we are about more than just making beautiful clothing. We work to inspire and empower our clientele to be bold, take up space, and love themselves AS IS.
Suzanne Vinnik is a celebrated opera singer, photographer, and entrepreneur, best known as the founder and designer behind byVINNIK, the size-inclusive luxury fashion label she launched in 2019. With a career spanning the world’s great opera houses to red carpets, Suzanne has become a force in both fashion and classical music, merging bold design, ethical manufacturing, and inclusive storytelling.
While still performing, she began upcycling concert gowns and selling vintage through Shoperatic, the fashion marketplace she co-founded to empower women in classical music. This pivot led to byVINNIK her LA-made, editorially driven ready-to-wear label beloved for its opulent textiles and innovative flexible sizing.
Her work has appeared on The White Lotus, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Today Show, Access Hollywood, and multiple red carpets. byVINNIK has been worn by Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell, Paula Pell, Alex Newell, Renee Lawless, Karen Slack, and numerous public figures—featured in Vogue, InStyle, The Wrap, and The Hollywood Reporter as one of the “Best Sustainable Looks of This Red Carpet Season.”
In 2024, Suzanne collaborated with influencer Dani Sauter and CitizenM Hotels, curating looks for a fashion-forward guest room and exclusive shopping experience room for the brand’s NoMa DC opening.
As a soprano, she’s performed leading roles including Violetta, Mimi, Musetta, Manon Lescaut and Nedda, with appearances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and internationally in Italy, Norway before Queen Sonja, and on tour in Russia with the US State Department. She once sang before members of Congress and then–Vice President Joe Biden, and counts her work with Sing for Hope in public schools and spaces among her most meaningful performances.
Named “Outstanding Designer of the Year” by the Full Figured Industry Awards and one of two finalist for Glossy’s “Inclusive Brand of the Year,” Suzanne continues to make space for every body through fashion that’s as daring and multi-dimensional as her own career.
